Poland,
2007, 117 min
Directed by:
Andrzej WajdaCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
Krzysztof PendereckiCast:
Artur Żmijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, Andrzej Chyra, Danuta Stenka, Jan Englert, Pawel Malaszynski, Maja Komorowska, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Joachim Paul Assböck (more)Plots(1)
After Germany's invasion of Poland, Joseph Stalin ordered the liquidation of the Polish officer corps, slaughtering nearly 22,000 men in Katyn Forest. Based on this horrific, historical event, Katyn tells the affecting story of four fictional officers and their families as they struggle to uncover the truth. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2008 - Andrzej Wajda (Best Foreign Language Film)
European Film Awards
- 2008 - Magdalena Biedrzycka (Excellence Award (Prix d'excellence))
Sun in a Net Awards
- 2010 - Andrzej Wajda (Best Foreign Film)
Polish Film Awards
- 2008 - Andrzej Wajda (Best Film)
- 2008 - Danuta Stenka (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2008 - Krzysztof Penderecki (Best Score)
- 2008 - Pawel Edelman (Best Cinematography)
- 2008 - Magdalena Dipont (Best Production Design)
- 2008 - Jacek Hamela (Best Sound)
- 2008 - Magdalena Biedrzycka (Best Costume Design)
- 2008 - Andrzej Wajda (Best Director)
- 2008 - Andrzej Chyra (Best Actor)
- 2008 - Artur Żmijewski (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2008 - Milenia Fiedler, Rafał Listopad (Best Editing)